PTPAIR: Jessie Renew
About PTPAIR
The Park Towne Place Artist in Residence (PTPAIR) program provides an opportunity for visual artists to bring their studio practice to Philadelphia’s museum district. Over the four-month residency, selected artists will be able to create, advance, or complete work in close proximity to one of Philadelphia's art hubs. The PTPAIR program offers artists the space and freedom to experiment with their practice in a new environment. Artists are encouraged to explore new ideas and find inspiration from a change in scenery. As they create, PTPAIRs are encouraged to engage with the Park Towne Place community. This is a chance for dialogue and education as well as a competitive opportunity for artists to meet potential new connections and collectors.
Exhibition on view: Feb 1st - May 31st, 2025
About the Artist
“My pieces are intricate tapestries of stuff, mostly household items, string-things, clothing, toys and jewelry that have a color, texture, or significance that unites them. I use various adhesives, sewing, weaving and sometimes paint, ink or dye, to create wall-hung objects that I consider to be paintings. My artistic process begins as I collect from my immediate surroundings - finding ‘free stuff’ at the end of its life cycle, given away in one way or another. I lean deeply into magic and manifesting to bring the right things at the right time into my studio. The objects begin to create a conversation with one another about history, concepts, aesthetics or emotions. I rely on my intuition to see these connections and unite objects to make art. These once discarded items, are made permanent - memorialized in my work. Each piece is a reliquary for things we are leaving behind and stripping of value, they are reborn as art materials.The energy of this process stays with the pieces, and they embody my vibrant, passionate approach to creating”.
